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mikhail1973 · #**611** (**permalink**) 02-20-2008, 01:51 PM

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Originally Posted by TaShawn

Would you take him if he said he'd play for free?

Probably not.

The clubhouse seems to be in a pretty good shape, why risk anything?

TaShawn · #**612** (**permalink**) 02-20-2008, 01:57 PM

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Originally Posted by mikhail1973

Probably not.

The clubhouse seems to be in a pretty good shape, why risk anything?

Whenever I think of BB, I think of those stories with him in his own section of the locker room with his big leather lazy boy.

mikhail1973 · #**613** (**permalink**) 02-20-2008, 01:58 PM

I would also think that he'd have to DH with all of his injury issues. And we have no spot on DH with Sheff already sitting pretty.

TaShawn · #**614** (**permalink**) 02-20-2008, 02:02 PM

Just stick him in LF and tell Granderson that he has to basically play 2 positions.

What about Piazza for a backup catcher and then resume trying to trade Inge?

mikhail1973 · #**615** (**permalink**) 02-20-2008, 02:19 PM

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Originally Posted by TaShawn

Just stick him in LF and tell Granderson that he has to basically play 2 positions.

What about Piazza for a backup catcher and then resume trying to trade Inge?

I am not sure Piazza's knees would hold. I believe he DH'ed last season. Wilson is also supposed to come back later on during the season. But Tigers do need someone to backup Pudge as you can't expect him to play 130-140 games. I wonder what's on Dombrowski's mind.

ggazoo69 · #**616** (**permalink**) 02-20-2008, 03:29 PM

I say "no" to Bonds, too, although I think it would be cool if the Stinkees picked him up. That would liven up things in the Big Apple.

I would like to see him playing next season because things are more interesting when he's around. Just not in a Tigers' uni. Too steep a price to pay on the PR front.

buddahfan · #**617** (**permalink**) 02-20-2008, 05:45 PM

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Originally Posted by TaShawn

Just curious as to what you guys would think about picking up Bonds for cheap. We'll call it investing in junk bonds.

1B- Guillen
2B- Polonco
SS- Renteria
3B- Cabbrera
C- Rodriguez
LF- Bonds
CF- Granderson
RF- Ordonez
DH- Sheffield

Jaques Jones is our weakest link right now and Bonds' offensive #'s are still pretty good. Especially when you consider all of the walks that he gets.

I know that the obvious answer is that he'll be a distraction and he might be in jail during the post season, but just wanted to throw it out there for discussion.

Not sure how I'd feel about it. It would be sort of like acquiring Artest... in 13 years or so.

It would be an interesting idea if we wanted to play Shef in left field and DH Bonds.

Having said that, I don't think it will happen.

TaShawn · #**618** (**permalink**) 02-22-2008, 01:45 PM

Tigers love Cabrera's glove

Nice little feel-good piece about Cabrera's fielding.

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The Tigers are beginning to upgrade their expectations about Miguel Cabrera as a third baseman.

In fact, their changing opinion about him might already rank as one of the biggest developments of the spring

Instead of saying Cabrera will probably grade out as "average" with the glove, which even general manager Dave Dombrowski has said about him, early indications are that the Tigers could be pleasantly surprised.

Woo-hoo, he might be better than average! Great news.

mikhail1973 · #**619** (**permalink**) 02-22-2008, 07:20 PM

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Originally Posted by TaShawn

Tigers love Cabrera's glove

Nice little feel-good piece about Cabrera's fielding.

Woo-hoo, he might be better than average! Great news.

The guy is working for that blockbuster contract, what would anyone expect?

TaShawn · #**620** (**permalink**) 02-28-2008, 07:39 PM

Leyland announced his intended lineup against Right handed pitchers today. So, here it is + ave + slg against RIGHTIES ONLY

Granderson/.337/.621
Polanco/ .345/.460
Sheffield/ .271/.461
Ordonez/ .351/.564
Cabrera/ .309/.534
Guillen/ .295/ .489
Renteria/ .323/ .451
Rodriguez/ .274/.412
Jones/ .283/ .397

Combined, the lineup hits .310 with a .488 slg%. Sweet Jesus!

Leyland also said that he doesn't know what the lineup will be against lefties, and that he may not set it in stone.

Just to set your mind at ease, the above lineup against LEFTIES ONLY hits .305 with a .499 slg%. That is spectacular and it includes Granderson's .160 ave.

Here are the players with the biggest differences in their performance against R or L hand pitchers.

1) Granderson hits .160 against LH and .337 against RH.
2) Ordonez hits .410 against LH and ONLY .351 against RH.
3) Cabrera hits .364 against LH and .309 against RH.
4) Sheffield hits .245 against LH and .271 against RH (but he loses power).

The rest of the players are within a reasonable range between the two.